Volleyball

Cal looks to adjust without star Murrey

Middle hitter Shannon Hawari finished the 2011 year second in kills behind standout Tarah Murrey, who graduated last year.
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Middle hitter Shannon Hawari finished the 2011 year second in kills behind standout Tarah Murrey, who graduated last year.

The 2011 Cal volleyball team started its season ranked second in the fiercely competitive Pac-12 conference. After a Pac-10 title and an appearance in the 2010 NCAA championship, the Bears felt confident they could reproduce the same success. If the team’s current sixth-place ranking in the most recent Pac-12 coaches’ Read More…

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The Big Spike Cal vs Stanford womens volleyball

Extra points from Cal’s weekend wins

Recharging batteries The Bears wrapped up a seven-game home stand that spanned eight days on Saturday with a win over Utah. While Cal has only dropped one set this year – the first against Stanford last Tuesday – the Bears looked sluggish against the Utes and Colorado this weekend.

Volleyball

Cal explodes in fourth set to clinch Big Spike

STANFORD, Calif. — In Friday night’s 74th Big Spike, there were 41 ties and 17 lead changes over three sets. But there weren’t any in the fourth frame. Leading two sets to one, the No. 10 Cal volleyball team trampled No. 6 Stanford at Maples Pavilion to finish the regular Read More…

Volleyball

Bears bowl over Huskies in four-set win in Seattle

The Cal volleyball team has struggled somewhat this season with energy lapses in matches, and Saturday’s contest at Washington was no exception. With the No. 5 Bears leading the match two sets to none, the No. 11 Huskies negated Cal’s 14-7 third-set lead with an 11-1 run to force a Read More…

Volleyball

No. 2 Bears leave desert with two wins, two injuries

The No. 2 Cal volleyball team battered Arizona State and Arizona this weekend, but the Bears’ lineup took a beating. In the first set of Friday’s 3-0 (25-22, 25-20, 26-24) win over the Sun Devils, right side hitter Correy Johnson had to be helped from the floor after spraining her Read More…

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The Bears posted an overall .269 hitting percentage on Friday night, while Oregon hit a lowly .042.

Bears notch first conference road wins in Oregon

It was “Beat Cal Week” at the University of Oregon this past week. And although that might have rung true for the football team, the women’s volleyball squad wasn’t quite so lucky. The No. 4 Cal volleyball team picked up its first set of conference road wins this weekend, sweeping Read More…